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Based in London, Motie joined PPRO in 2023 as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for advancing the company’s global commercial strategy. As of October, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, where he will be leading the business into the next phase of growth and delivering industry-leading payment services for PPRO’s customers and partners.

Motie has over 20 years of experience in payments, having held a number of senior executive positions with renowned companies in the industry. He spent seven years in senior management roles at Worldpay and served as Chief Commercial Officer at payments technology company Nuvei.

Motie is a well-known thought leader in the payments sector, regularly speaking at major conferences and frequently quoted in the media on payments, fintech and e-commerce trends.

Rahul oversees our finance and treasury activities, as well as our procurement, facility, and office services. Prior to joining us, he served as the European Head of Finance at Wayfair, developing the finance function for what is now a $1billion business.

His previous roles including Managing Director at Standard Chartered Bank, and he began his career at McKinsey, where he worked for close to a decade, focusing on financial institutions.

A New Yorker who resides in London, Rahul has also lived and worked in India, Nigeria, Germany, Singapore, and Ireland.

Javier leads our talented team of product specialists on a global scale, spearheading the development of our product portfolio. Collaborating closely with his team, his primary objective is to create innovative products and enhance existing ones. Prior to his role as Chief Product Officer, Javier was General Manager for EMEA and, in 2022, the Chief Operating Officer, where he played a pivotal role in establishing and managing PPRO’s worldwide business operations.

Before joining PPRO, Javier was the co-founder and COO of Latin American payments specialist allpago. He was one of the driving forces behind the company’s expansion throughout Latin America before PPRO acquired them in June 2019.

Previously, Javier was an analyst for Morgan Stanley and worked across Mexico, France, and Spain for Grupo Lar. He holds a double diploma from Universidad Pontificia Comillas and Reims Management School, as well as an MBA from ESMT.

Bernie is responsible for driving the development of our cross-border tech, overseeing our rapidly expanding teams in Asia, Europe, and South America.

Prior to becoming a PPROer, Bernie served as Wayfair’s Head of Engineering, a role that saw him wear three hats: CTO for Wayfair Europe, Engineering Site Lead for Europe, and Head of Global Payments and Fraud. During his multifaceted tenure, he notched up a number of achievements, including building Wayfair’s biggest tech hub outside of their Boston HQ and establishing the company’s fraud capability from scratch.

He previously held senior engineering and product positions at Klarna, Expedia, and British Airways in a product-centric career spanning over 20 years.

Oh, and he used to be a music producer, songwriter, and musician in a previous life. So we all know who’ll be first up at the leadership team’s karaoke night.